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| + | {{Actor|| Logo = YIGF Canada Logo.png |
− | | logo = YIGF Canada Logo.png | |
| | type = NGO | | | type = NGO |
− | | industry = Youth engagement in internet governance | + | | issue areas = Youth, Internet Governance |
− | | founded = 2017 | + | | founded = 2018 |
| | founder(s) = [[Sarah Ingle]] | | | founder(s) = [[Sarah Ingle]] |
| | headquarters = Toronto | | | headquarters = Toronto |
| | country = Canada | | | country = Canada |
− | | facebook = https://www.facebook.com/YIGFCanada
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| | linkedin = http://www.linkedin.com/company/yigfcanada | | | linkedin = http://www.linkedin.com/company/yigfcanada |
| | twitter = YIGFCanada | | | twitter = YIGFCanada |
− | | keypeople = [[Sarah Ingle]], Coordinator and Ambassador<br> | + | | keypeople = [[Dana Cramer]], Leader <br> |
− | }} | + | |website=https://www.youthigfcanada.ca}} |
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− | The '''Youth IGF in Canada''' aims to increase awareness of [[internet governance]] issues and facilitate youth participation in global policy making at the [[IGF]] and beyond. It is a part of the Youth IGF Movement with Together against Cybercrime and its partners.
| + | '''Youth IGF Canada''' aims to increase awareness of [[internet governance]] issues and facilitate youth participation in global policymaking at the [[IGF]] and beyond. It missions it to ensure Canadian youth representation at every Internet governance-related space, both nationally and internationally. We collect data, write reports, and advocate for young Canadians to have access to a trustworthy and open Internet. Its vision is to provide a space and platform for the next generation of Canadian Internet leaders. |
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| + | In 2019, Youth IGF Canada has also participated in policy development processes such as the [https://iotsecurity2018.ca/ Canadian Multistakeholder Process on Enhancing IoT Security], where they developed a [https://iotsecurity2018.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Youth-and-IoT-in-Canada-Report-1.pdf/ policy report] on engaging young people in IoT security initiatives. |
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| + | The '''Youth IGF Canada''' was inactive since 2019. It was resurrected by [[Dana Cramer]] in 2023. |